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Cemeteries

St. John's Church Cemetery

This cemetery has many unmarked graves and only one readable stone.  In 2001, the property was owned by the Bethel Fire Baptist Holiness Church of God of the America. This cemetery can only be easily identified from Dorman Lane by one large stone.

 

Documentation

(1) Pam Rasfeld abstracted this cemetery on 11/13/1999.

(2) This cemetery was abstracted by Jane Johnson in 10/2001.

Rockwell AME Zion Church

A plaque on the church says it was built in 1885 and rebuilt in 1935. This is not a complete list of burials. The cemetery is across the street from the church and can be seen from the road.

St. Lloyd Presbyterian Church Cemetery # 1

The church owned another cemetery on Wendover, near the intersection with Marvin Road. According to an article on page 20B of The Charlotte Observer on 9/28/1977, there were several stones on the property. One was marked Anne Kinto, 1/30/1888. A member of the D.A.R. at the time of the article believed this to be a slave cemetery. The Observer also wrote about the cemetery on 1/16/1978, p.9B. A more recent article in The Charlotte Post dated 8/11/2004 says the property belonged to the Lloyd Presbyterian Church and has at least 86 graves.

Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church

The church was established in 1836. The cemetery is behind the church and can best be seen from the parking lot.

 

Documentation

(1) Mary Beth Gatza abstracted the burial records for this cemetery, which may be incomplete. 

Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery

This cemetery has some tombstones, some sunken ground without stones and lots of flowering ground cover. See also Cashion and Moore Family Cemetery. This is hidden from the street by a grove of trees. It is northwest of the intersection of McAuley Rd. and Hwy. 73. In 2001, it is next to a white house that is a private residence.

 

Documentation

(1) William J. Charles survey for Mecklenburg Genealogy Society on 7-19-1983

St. Lloyd Presbyterian Church Cemetery #2

This church members merged with two other local Presbyterian churches, Ben Salem and Grier Heights, and the church building was torn down. According to researcher Deborah Nance, other people are buried in the cemetery , but they do not have headstones. Some of the records are from the Alexander Funeral Home, Inc. The cemetery is behind a large office building.

 

Documentation

(1) Deborah Nance abstracted this cemetery. 

Rocky Spring Meeting House Burial Ground / Rock Springs/ Philadelphia Presbyterian Church - 1st site

This is one of the oldest cemeteries in the area and is the earliest burial ground for the Philadelphia Presbyterian Church in Mint Hill. It is also known as the Ashcraft Cemetery, but it does not have Ashcraft names on the tombstones. It got its name from the old school that once was nearby. The surnames in this cemetery are Harris, Alexander, Moore, Maxwell, Wilson, Robb, Morris, Cuery and Rodger.